Sure Thing Lottery Tickets

ABSTRACT

This invention relates generally to a lottery ticket and, more particularlany, the invention relates to a lottery ticket providing a single play, scratch-off lottery ticket that guarantees a win with every card. Also, the games are novel and entertaining ranging from sports to the subway to a tree filled with money.

I want this application to claim benefit and priority of application No.61658940

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Millions of Americans regularly enjoy testing their luck with thepurchase of a lottery ticket. A fun and novel game of chance, lotterytickets are produced in a range of themes, methods of play, designs,sizes and costs. In particular instant, or “scratch-off” lotterytickets, as well as those utilized when playing random games likePick-3, Pick-4, and Powerball are extremely popular with consumers fromall walks of life.

Sponsored by individual states, lotteries are not only fun to play, butthey can be very beneficial to local and state run organizations.Specifically, the vast majority of generated lottery revenue typicallygoes to the development of schools and the funding of educationalprograms. Great for the state and for those who responsibly play instantlottery games by laying down a minute number of bills on an instantticket which can result in prizes ranging from a few dollars to severalmillion.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The Sure Thing Lottery Ticket would be comprised of a rectangularlottery ticket, offered at an affordable price of two dollars each. Itwould be a definite win each time and it would come in three differentand unique games. The ticket would have preprinted sequential designs,each hidden beneath a thin layer of silvery latex to be removed by theplayer in order to reveal the outcome of the game.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The first version, FIG. 1, of the Sure Thing (1 a, 2 a, 3 a), is thelotto train game. In this game the player tries to match the number orletter of his latex covered train cars (1 d-1 k) to the game card'strain letter or number (1 c). One match, which is the least (1 b)possible amount, awards the player 0.50 cents; two matches $1.00; andthree 10 dollars (1L) A special chance car, when scratched off resultsin the grand prize—a Maserati car. The purchase price would be just$2.00.

Another version, FIG. 2, of the Sure Thing (2 a) lottery game, is abaseball theme. In this version the player would try to reveal (2 c-2 k)the most bases a batter can get. Each single revealed, which is theleast possible (2 b), would award 0.50 cents, every double a dollar,each triple would award 10$ and a maserati would be awarded for a homerun (2L). On the other hand an out would not award anything. Each of thenine latex covered squares would have written on it what the award is,if anything, and a schematic describing it.

Lastly, FIG. 3, is a version of the Sure Thing (3 a) lottery game whichwould have an illustrated tree with different colored leaves covered bythe latex. If the player scratches off five leaves of the same color,which is the least amount possible (3 b), he wins 0.50 cents; six leavesof the same color he wins a $1.00; finding a dollar sign ($) is aninstant 10$, and a leaf with a maserati beneath it scores the playerthat car (3 c-3 o).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND THE DRAWINGS

The Sure Thing games would offer consumers a new and novel game ofchance and a clever addition to the lottery industry. An entertainingand more successful alternative to traditional Pick-3, Pick-4, Pick-5,and Pick-6 jackpots, the Sure Thing would allow players a definite winof a cash or car prize. Hence, the games are called Sure thing (1 a, 2a, 3 a) because of the definite win.

Lottery enthusiasts should appreciate that their chances of winning muchneeded money in challenging financial times would be well worth thesmall $2.00 purchase price. Featuring simple easily understood rules ofplay, these cleverly designed lottery games could prove a favoredaddition of any state lottery.

Several creative games in the “Sure Thing” (1 a 2 a 3 a) lottery ticketcould be Played. FIG. 1 shows the Sure Thing lottery ticket “TrainGame”. In this game the player would attempt to match one or more of“his” train letters or numbers (1 d-1 k) to the game card's train letteror number (1 c). This game should be popular in cities that have trainsas part of their transit system. Since people usually take pride in thecities they live in, a part of that pride naturally shifts to the trainsystem that makes a big city work.

The title of these three games is “Sure Thing” which would infer thatthe player would definitely win something That being said, I think it'san important thing to stress by stating it clearly on the game card (1 b2 b 3 b) since this is one of the main attractions to the player. Thisadvantage of the Sure Thing game would apply to all three games.

In the “Train Game” one match, which is the least possible amount,awards the player 50 cents; two matches 1.00$; three matches 10$; and aspecial chance car results in the grand prize-a maserati car. I think anexpensive sports car like a maserati as a grand prize is an importantdistinction between my three lotto games and all other lotto games whichoffer cash as a grand prize. Since a maserati car is obviously much morevisible to people than a cash prize it would provide great advertisementfor the Sure Thing games. People may not even know that a person has wona cash prize. Also, although a maserati car is expensive it is notnearly as costly as a million dollar prize. This would make it possiblefor the Sure Thing games to award many more grand prizes than youraverage “scratch-off” lottery ticket. I envision every neighborhoodhaving at least one winner of a maserati providing even moreadvertisement and publicity for the Sure Thing games. This too would ofcourse apply to all three games.

FIG. 2 is the Sure Thing (2 a) baseball game. In this game the lotteryplayer would try to reveal from the latex covered boxes (2 c-2 k) themost bases a batter can get. The boxes would also have a schematic ofthe hit. For example if a box had a triple beneath its latex it wouldsay triple and have a schematic of the ball past the outfielders andhitting the wall. The same would apply to a single, double, or home-run.The single which would be the least possible (2 b) would show the ballgoing just by the infielders outstretched arm and would award 50 cents.A double would show the ball being hit into the gap and would award1.00$. and a home run would show the ball beyond the outfield wall andwould award the maserati. (2L) On the other hand an out would show theball in a fielders glove and would not award anything. I could envisionfor this game where every state would have its teams uniform on thepitcher that's on the lotto card. It could do great at baseball gamesand sports bars. I think this game could very well be the most popularof the Sure Thing games as it combines two of the most popularrecreational activities in America-Baseball and Lotto.

FIG. 3, the Sure Thing money tree game, is another motif for the SureThing lotto ticket. It would offer an illustrated tree with a collectionof colored leaves. Scratching the latex cover off would reveal a coloredleaf and the goal would be to reveal as many as the same colored leavesas possible. As noted in the brief description of the drawings [0006],If the player scratches off five leaves of the same color, which is theleast amount possible (3 b), he wins 0.50 cents; six leaves of the samecolor he wins a $1.00; finding a dollar sign ($) is an instant 10$, anda leaf with a maserati beneath it scores the player that car (3 c-3 o).Its everybody's fantasy to have a money tree, but as the saying goes“money doesn't grow on trees”. Well . . . in this game money does “grow”on trees. So people will want to play this game because in a fun way itfulfills their fantasy.

While the disclosure has been described with respect to certain specificembodiment(s) it will be appreciated that many modifications and changesmay be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the truespirit of the disclosure. It is intended therefore by the descriptionherein above to cover all such modifications and changes as fall withinthe true spirit and scope of the disclosure.

1. The claim of my invention is that all of the games are novel,entertaining, and a definite winner. So players of scratch off lottotickets will enjoy my games a lot more than any of the lotto tickets onthe market.